Arizona’s Governor Jan Brewer signed new legislation into law that would limit the ability of cities and towns in the state to install traffic camera photo enforcements systems.
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New research from the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety also concludes that the violation reductions are even greater the more time has passed since the light turned red.
Read More →HOUSTON – The Houston City Council on Feb. 8 approved a plan to pay at least $4.8 million to settle a lawsuit with red-light camera provider American Traffic Solutions. As part of the settlement, the company’s controversial traffic cameras will be removed from city intersections within 60 days, the Houston Chronicle reported.
Read More →Leased vehicles are registered in the lessor's name. As a consequence, some drivers with multiple red-light camera violations may go undetected by corporate safety and HR departments. Since a red-light camera violation is charged to the lessor - the registered owner of the vehicle - in many states, it won't appear on the driver's MVR. Because it is likely that red-light camera infractions won't appear on an MVR, an employer won't know they occurred if only relying on MVR violation history.
Read More →HOUSTON – Houston’s city council voted to repeal an ordinance authorizing the use of red light cameras in the city.
Read More →ARLINGTON, VA – The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety posted an analysis, on its website, of the traffic and vehicle safety laws that significantly impact the number of collision-related fatalities and injuries.
Read More →Does automatic payment of a photo-enforcement ticket implicitly presume guilt and deny a driver due process? Some fleet drivers have been cited for running a red light and had the fine paid, all without ever knowing about it or given the due process opportunity to contest the citation. In addition to possible due process concerns, an employee may have a claim for wrongful termination if your failure to provide notice of the infraction ultimately cost the employee his or her license.
Read More →LOS ANGELES - Members of the Los Angeles City Council on June 21 and June 22 reached a stalemate on the issue of whether the city should continue its red-light traffic camera program, the Los Angeles Times reported.
Read More →LOS ANGELES - The Los Angeles Police Commission on June 7 voted down an LAPD proposal to continue the city's red-light camera program, the Los Angeles Times reported. Unless the Los Angeles City Council decides to intervene and strip the five-member commission of its authority on the matter, the commission's decision will lead to a shut-down of the 32 red-light cameras located throughout the city.
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